Education
1993: Ph.D. in Human Oncology, University of Torino, School of Medicine.
1989: M.D. (magna cum laude with honors), University of Torino.

Research Appointments and Training
2001-present: Group Leader/Professor, DIBIT/Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, IT.
2005- present: Guest Scientist, IFOM, Firc Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milano, Italy.
1995-2002: Visiting Scientist, Department of Cell Biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
1994-2001: Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, Novara, Italy.
1992-1993: Maitre Assistant, Département de Pathologie, Centre Médicale Universitaire, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Genève.
1990-1991: Research Assistant, Laboratory of Dr. Giulio Gabbiani, Département de Pathologie, Université de Genève, Switzerland.

Academic Employment and Service
October 2007 – present: Full Professor of Human Anatomy, UniHSR, Milano
2001-2007: Associate Professor of Human Anatomy, UniHSR, Milano
1994-2001: Assistant Professor of Histology, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy

The actual field of research of the proponent is clathrin-mediated endocytosis, in particular of synaptic vesicles. On this topic, a long standing collaboration was established with the De Camilli laboratory, where the proponent was hosted for more than 5 years. Results obtained during this period are briefly summarized in the background of the present grant application.